Throat Culture Hiv

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HIV/throat culture

Can a throat culture accurately detect HIV infection?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,No, it cannot. Throat cultures are used to diagnose conditions such as strep throat, not HIV. The only way to diagnose HIV is with an HIV-specific test. There are HIV-diagnostic tests that use oral fluids and are obtained by swabbing the gums... Read more »

will Semen culture will detect hiv virus in semen?

Hi Doc.Its me again, I have mailed you my question earlier. but didnt receive any reply...I am 34... Read more »

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candida sp throat infection

My husband is 32yr old and had recently done a throat swab culture which showed Candida Sp .He and... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DNA Testing Method Can Identify Twice as Many Throat and Rectal Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections as Traditional Bacterial Culture

A new study shows that a more efficient STD screening method -- called a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) -- can detect at least twice as many oropharyngeal (throat) and rectal gonorrhea and chlamydia infections as a bacterial culture test,... Read more »

Former British Culture Minister Announces He Has Had HIV for 17 Years, Says Mandela Inspired Him to Speak Out

Former British Culture Minister Chris Smith, who 20 years ago came out as Britain's first openly gay Member of Parliament, on Saturday announced that he has been HIV-positive for 17 years, London's Independent reports (Grice, Independent ,... Read more »

Culture, Poverty in Lesotho Contribute to Spread of HIV Among Women

Culture and poverty have contributed to the spread of HIV among women in Lesotho, where one in two women ages 15 to 24 is HIV-positive compared with one in four men, the New York Times reports. In addition to being biologically more vulnerable... Read more »

HIV and Smoking: Burning Up Lives

"The culture of AIDS is a culture of smoking. While around 22 percent of Americans smoke, a recent study showed that up to 66 percent of people with HIV are lighting up. That's not all. People with HIV are at much greater risk of negative health... Read more »

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Sore Throat, HIV or Anxiety

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am a 27 yo female, and met my boyfriend about two months ago (who has never been tested) and we've been having unprotected sex and sometimes oral. I got UTI a week after i met him. Went to the doctor and prescribed me cipro. And then about 6... Read more »

Viral culture test for hiv. gmanbill?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Can anyone tell me if having a viral culture is a good idea,
for finding hiv.ive already had dna,bdna,pcr,antibodys,antigen.

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Sore Throat

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

After two weeks possible exposure my boyfriend has a what his doctor says a very bad sore throat with swollen glands and he did a throat culture and he gets his results tomorrow.

I on the other hand am very scared because I was with someone who was... Read more »

SORE THROAT

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

It is 9 weeks that i have had a sore throat.(it started a week after exposure)its kind of unusual i feel a scratchy feeling mostly on the right side of my throat near my tonsils, kind of like something is stuck in there. ( no other symptoms) i have... Read more »

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